Former Cop Admits Stealing Rolex

Former East St. Louis officer admits stealing Rolex 
The St. Louis Post Dispatch by Robert Patrick  -  May 29, 2012

EAST ST. LOUIS -  A former East St. Louis police officer, Larry D. Greenlee, 40, of Belleville, pleaded guilty to theft of government property and admitted stealing a Rolex that had been planted by federal agents in what he thought was a stolen car. The planted watch was part of an integrity test being used by federal agents in East St. Louis. They placed the diamond-encrusted watch in a vehicle which appeared to have been abandoned or stolen, and planted hidden recording devices. Greenlee failed the test, prosecutors said. After responding to a call for a suspicious vehicle on Sept. 17, 2010, he took the watch and didn't report its presence or turn it in. Sixteen months later, Greenlee retrieved the watch from his bedroom and turned it over to agents. At sentencing Sept. 21, Greenlee faces zero to six months in prison and a fine of $500 to $5,000, according to his plea.   rpatrick@post-dispatch.com